On the same day that the Motoki priest set out on his expedition, Umiya Terulie also took action. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 At the same time, he sent Yu Banwei to the left flank and led 5,000 troops to enter the Yanjin ferry with 5,000 troops to join forces with Yuan Yan, who was then the Taishou of Dongjun, to prevent Yuan's army from crossing the river and driving straight in; then he sent Yugong Ren as the vanguard general, with Yugong Hong and Yugong Xiu as deputy generals, and led 20,000 troops to Guandu to block Yuan Ding's frontal attack; finally, Ugong Zhaolie personally led more than 10 generals and strategists to lead 110,000 troops to the battlefield.

Ugong Terulie took the initiative to seek battle, echoed with Yuan Qi from north to south, and jointly attacked Yuan Ding, so in the arrangement of troops, Ugong Terulie had a lot less scruples and maximized the initiative in his own hands.

However, Unomiya Terulie is not without hidden worries, he knows that he is now a thorn in the side of Yuan Xie. Ugong Zhaolie is different from Yuan Qi, Yuan Qi is a relative of the Yuan family, Yuan Xie has great trust in it, Yuan Qi has expanded its territory several times, contributing to the territory of the Yuan family, Yuan Xie's heart thinks he is happy, but Ugong Zhaolie has occupied Yuzhou in the absence of the edict of the Son of Heaven, Xuzhou and half of Qingzhou, if Ugong Zhaolie is the Son of Heaven, he will also be dissatisfied with the people who dominate the Central Plains, and he will want to deal with it quickly, so Umiya Zhaolie is worried that the Yuan Association, which has long been different from what it used to be, will take the opportunity to seize his own territory, after all, now the Yuan Association has its own armed forces in its hands, even if it is not counting the Zhang Ji Department who guards Chang'an, the Yuan Association still has more than 10,000 warriors, which is a force that should not be underestimated.

Therefore. In this crusade against Yuan Ding, Ugong Zhaolie did not bring the Xiahou brothers, who were extremely dependent, but let Xiahou Yuan garrison troops at the junction of Yingchuan and Chenliu to guard against the uprising of Yuan Xie, and let Xiahou Yuan lead another army and station it in Pei to guard against Yuan Biao and Sun Ce, who might take advantage of the situation to march. In fact, Unomiya Terulie is not worried about Yuan Biao, Yuan Biao has no ambitions, and will not lead troops out of the country to fight in his own territory at all, but Ugong Terulie has to guard against Mount Tai, and Mount Tai has recruited troops in recent years. There are already 20,000 elite soldiers under his command. For Unomiya Terulie, this is no small threat. As for Sun Ce's side, Ugong Zhaolie estimates that with the relationship between Sun Ce and Yuan Qi, Yuan Qi should not be held back. Take the opportunity to attack yourself. Caused the Yuanyu Palace alliance to break down. There's nothing to worry about.

On the way to the army, Ugong Terulie told Guo Jia, who was following him, about the problems in the rear. The Xiahou brothers can fight well. It stands to reason that Unomiya Terulie should be relieved to hand over the rear to them, but the matter is too important for Umiya Terulie to be as stable as a rock.

Guo Jia thought for a while, and said in a low voice: "Lord, the rear of our army is nothing more than the one from Yuan Biao, Sun Ce, Tai Shan and the capital, among them, Yuan Biao has no great ambitions and is not to be worried; although the one in the capital is smart, he does not have many men and horses in his hands; even if Taishan has a heart, Yuan Biao is worried that he will become bigger, and he will definitely not agree to him sending troops; therefore, the real threat is Sun Ce." ”

Unomiya Terulie sighed: "Sun Ce is as fierce as a tiger!"

Guo Jia continued to lower his voice and said: "After Yuan Ding is destroyed, the lord will not be able to use troops against Yuan Qi for a while, this person can not be pacified in the short term, and the lord should continue to maintain an alliance with him." Therefore, the direction of expansion of the lord after the war should be Jingzhou and Jiangdong. And Sun Ce is the biggest obstacle to the lord. ”

"Then according to what Feng Xiao saw, what should it be?" Ugong Terulie also knew the situation after the war, and knew that Sun Ce was not easy to deal with, so he couldn't help but consult Guo Jia's opinion.

Guo Jia smiled slightly, and said: "At present, the great enemy of the lord is still Yuan Ding, our army has no way to retreat in this battle, if it is defeated, Yuan Ding is afraid of the prestige of Yuan Qi, and will not dare to enter the five northern states, and in Yuan Ding's view, in addition to the five northern states and two states, the rest of the states are barren land, and the food is boring, and it is a pity to abandon it, like chicken ribs." At that time, the troops will inevitably enter the Central Plains and seize the territory of the lord with a great victory. Therefore, the lord should put his mind on dealing with Yuan Ding. As for Sun Ce, he was just a reckless man, and Guo Jia used a little trick to let him die at the hands of the villain unknowingly, and remove a big trouble for the lord. ”

"Oh", Ugong Terulie frowned and thought carefully for a moment, and whispered: "Sun Ce's threat is not his control of Jiangdong, but the relationship between him and Yuan Qi. The two have the reality of master and apprentice, and they are each other's lips and teeth, and if one of them is moved, the other will inevitably rise up. Taking this opportunity to go out to Sun Ce and break the situation of the two echoing north and south, it is a good move, but this matter must be carried out in secret, and there can be no flaws, once people can see it, it will not end well. ”

Guo Jia smiled confidently and replied in a low voice: "Don't worry, lord." I'll leave this matter to Jia. The reason why Guo Jia has such self-confidence is because he received a news not long ago that Xu Gong, who was the Taishou of Wu County at the time, wanted to surrender to Ugong Zhaolie, but the plan was not secret, and was discovered by Sun Ce's subordinate Cheng Pu. Three of Xu Gong's family members escaped death and came to Yanzhou to serve under Guo Jia's disciples. Guo Jia decided to take advantage of Sun Ce's character weakness and use these three guests as killers to set up an ambush on Sun Ce's way out hunting, and assassinate Sun Ce unknowingly.

Taking advantage of the weakness of human nature and inflicting a devastating blow on it is exactly what Guo Jia is good at. In addition, Guo Jia has been planning this matter for a long time, secretly touching Sun Ce's going out rules clearly, and at the same time, Guo Jia also sent the three Xu Gong guests to the hands of the Tiger Guard Shuangxiong Yan Liang and Wen Chou, so that these three people received the same strict training as the Tiger Guard.

Here I also want to talk about Yan Liang and Wen Chou. Since the two surrendered to Ugong Zhaolie, Ugong Zhaolie treated them very kindly, and handed over the pro-army Tiger Guard to them to be responsible, the two stayed by Ugong Zhaolie's side for a long time, and found that doing things by Unomiya Zhaolie's side is much more comfortable than doing things at Yuan Ding's place, at least Ugong Zhaolie will not be capricious, and can do it without suspicion of suspicion, which is more than a step higher than Yuan Chao. Therefore, the two of them also became desperate for Unomiya Terulie. This time to recruit Yuan Ding. Unomiya Terulie did not shy away from suspicion, and still let the two of them lead the Tiger Guard Army to guard his side and follow the army to go on the expedition. Yan Liangwen and Chou were extremely moved, and privately discussed that they must make meritorious contributions on the battlefield to repay Ugong Terulie's trust and favor.

Not to mention that Guo Jia privately arranged a murder against Sun Ce, Ugong Terulie led the army all the way to a hurry, and soon came to Guandu, where he joined the front vanguard Ugong Ren's department. Then, Unomiya Teruleu settled down in Guandu and built a fortification in front of the main camp. and stationed heavy troops at several important ferries south of the Yellow River. The strategic policy of holding the key points and focusing on fortification waited for Yuan Qi to take the lead in launching a general attack behind Yuan Ding. This is also a battle that Unomiya Terulie and Yuan Qi discussed. Dominated by Yuanqi. How to fight. Where to fight, when to fight, Unomiya Terulie has to wait for Yuan Qi's notice. The form of the notice is naturally Yuanqi's attack methods and means, and Unomiya Terulie believes that Yuanqi, who has always used soldiers like a god, will not let himself wait too long.

Jiangdong, in Sun Ce's mansion. Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao, the two important ministers inside and outside, sat on Sun Ce's left and right, waiting for Sun Ce's decision. Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao deduced from the various signs of Ugong Zhaolie's troop transfer that Ugong Zhaolie may have gone north to crusade against Yuan Ding. Prior to this, Sun Ce also received a letter sent by Yuan Qi from the sea, saying that he would send troops to attack Yuan Ding on the fifteenth of this month, and when Yuan Qi and Ugong Terulie formed an alliance, Sun Ce also knew, so he deduced that Ugong Terulie must be preparing to attack Yuan Ding from the north and south with Yuan Qi.

Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao came today in the hope that Sun Ce would take the opportunity to send troops to capture Yuzhou or Xuzhou, which is a corner of Yugong Zhaolie, and connect Jiangdong and the Central Plains in a corner of peace, so that the tentacles of the Jiangdong Army can reach into the Central Plains. But after thinking about it again, Sun Ce decided to give up this opportunity, he thought that since Ugong Terulie was an alliance with Yuan Qi, he could not attack Ugong Terulie at this time, and doing so would be tantamount to dragging Yuan Qi's hind legs, if because Ugong Terulie's defense was unstable, which led to the failure of this war against Yuan Ding, then Yuan Qi would inevitably suffer a heavy blow, and Sun Ce would feel that he had no face to face Yuan Qi again.

Although they were helpless, but Sun Ce's thoughts, Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao also understood that if Yuan Qi hadn't lent Sun Ce 10,000 soldiers to help Sun Ce return to Jiangdong to regroup, if Yuan Qi hadn't strongly recommended Sun Ce to serve as the pastor of Yangzhou after pacifying Yuan Bai, where would Sun Ce's achievements come from today? Now Sun Ce refused to take the opportunity to send troops, Zhou Yu and Zhang Zhao were also helpless, so they had to retreat silently.

After the two left, Sun Ce was silent for a while, and suddenly took out a short knife from his boots, held it in his hand and wiped it seriously. Since the moment this short knife was taken out by Sun Ce, the temperature in the hall dropped sharply, and the slightest cold emanated from the short knife, which actually changed the temperature around it! This knife was given to Sun Ce by Yuan Qi when Sun Ce took Zhou Yu to Yanjing to borrow troops from Yuan Qi to take revenge, and every word Yuan Qi said at that time, Sun Ce firmly remembered it in his heart, just like what happened yesterday.

"This Cold Moon Blade is yours, remember, as long as you go out, you must take the Cold Moon Blade with you!" Yuan Qi at that time, with a serious look on his face, solemnly gave the Cold Moon Blade to Sun Ce, and repeatedly told Sun Ce to carry the Cold Moon Blade with him.

"Bo Fu, you and I are both master and apprentice, and in-laws...... Remember not to be brave and ruthless, hatred often makes people lose their eyes and lose their minds...... Remember, rigidity is easy to break, and you should be tolerant in everything. Every word of Yuan Qi, Sun Ce firmly remembered it, recalling Yuan Qi's words, Sun Ce suddenly regretted that he had beheaded Xu Gong's whole family, and Sun Ce was so angry at that time that he forgot Yuan Qi's advice.

"Be forgiving in everything...... Just over the easy to fold...... You must take the Cold Moon Blade with you......" Sun Ce muttered to himself, his mind fell into endless thoughts of Yuan Qi, and under the influence of his subconscious, Sun Ce put away the Cold Moon Blade and inserted it back into his boots.